Chicago blues guitarist to play free concert Saturday at IMUG

For those who crave the blues style of Chicago, but can't afford the weekend trip, the Union Board Live From Bloomington committee has brought Chicago blues guitarist Keith Scott to campus for a free concert. The show begins at 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the Indiana Memorial Union Gallery.\nScott said he is looking forward to the concert. "College tours are great -- I'm going to try it full time," he said.\nHe migrated north from Florida to Chicago in the early 1980s. After doing some touring, he has been on his own, writing and performing solo for about 10 years. He has played at the House of Blues many times, and recently recorded music to be used in MTV sitcoms.\nWhile he has played many college campuses in Michigan and Wisconsin, Saturday will be Scott's first performance at IU.\n"This solo show is my take on the Chicago blues standards," he said.\nJohn Efron, an associate professor of history, is an old friend of Scott. \n"He is a spectacular guitarist," Efron said. "There aren't many blues shows in Bloomington, and this is a chance to hear a real virtuoso."\nEfron himself will play with Scott during the concert. "I will sit in with him for a song or two," Efron said.\nScott said he is excited about playing with the professor.\nThe show is one in a series of free Saturday night concerts put on by the Union Board committee.\n"Scott has been a really great guy to work with," said senior Scott Fleischer, director of Live From Bloomington. "I'm really excited to see his show."\nNext week, Indianapolis grunge band Black Tooth Grin will play a free acoustic show in the IMUG, Fleischer said.\n"This is a different, original series," he said. "We're bringing Midwest talent to campus for free"